CHR 474899 B – Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 474899 B
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
24 December 2007
Database record updated:
11 July 2011
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.
Determiner:
W.R. Sykes
Identification date:
2011-06-03 (Verbatim: 3-6-2011)
Preferred name:
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Vigna sesquipedalis
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1991-08-07 (Verbatim: 7-AUG-1991)
Preferred name:
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
Unknown
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Country:
Unknown
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Rarotonga, Totokoitu Research Station
Verbatim locality:
Rarotonga, Totokoitu Research Station
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 4015/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
7-AUG-1991
Start date:
1991-08-07
Country:
Cook Islands
Notes:
Vine. Pods pendulous. "Snake bean". Petals; standard pale green outside; wings and inside of standard pale mauve, the latter with purple spot near the base, the wing purple along upper edge; standard 2.4-2.8cm across, suborbicular; keel green. Pods pendent, to about 55cm long, terete except for shallow grooves between seeds. a popular vegetable in the Southern Cooks, especially Rarotonga. Not seen wild.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to C
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